Tyson Durant: DB · Washington State · #5.
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Tyson Durant
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for four head coaches at two programs in five seasons: Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez, Joe Moorhead and Pete Kaligis. The first career honor came in 2021: MAC Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 8 tackles against San Diego State — Week 9, 2024.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 6 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Washington State | 45 | 25 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | Akron | 30 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | Akron | 39 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2021 | Akron | 22 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2020 | Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 137 | 77 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 18 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 70-30vs Portland State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 37-16vs Texas Tech | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 24-19vs Washington | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 54-52vs San José State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-45@ No. 25 Boise State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-17@ Fresno State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-10vs Hawai'i | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-26@ San Diego State | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-38@ New Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 38-41@ Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-15vs Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 35-52vs No. 22 Syracuse | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 25 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 |
Week 2 · 2024
W 37-16
vs Texas Tech
1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 21-point win at home against Texas Tech.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
45tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL45 tackles · 2 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Kaligis
Pass share
46.4%
399 pass / 461 run
Plays / game
66.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
413 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Akron and Washington State, 137 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez, Joe Moorhead and Jake Dickert.
